U.S. Under-14 Boys’ National Team head coach Clint Peay has gathered a 36-player group for the team’s second camp of 2017, and third since the U-14 cycle of the National Development Program started in 2016, to be held in Portland, Ore from Aug. 13-20.

“In the age group, it’s important to have a good base of players in our pool to look at for the future,” Peay said. “For this camp, the idea is to open it up to a bunch of new players who, maybe haven’t had a chance, but have excelled on the field (with their clubs) to give them a chance, to play in an environment like this. Out of the 36 players, 33 have never been into a U.S. Youth National Team camp before. We are looking to expand the U-14 player pool by looking at some new players to see where they are.”

During the camp, the U-14 BNT will play an intrasquad match as well as a pair of friendlies against Portland Timbers and Seattle Sounders Development Academy teams, a mix of 2002 and 2003 birth year players.

The U-14’s most recent camp took place in Croatia last May where they went 3-1-0 in a quadruplet of friendlies, defeating local Croatian clubs Dinamo Zagreb U-15 (4-0) and Bosnia and Herzegovina U-15 (2-1), before splitting two against the Croatia U-14 BNT (1-3; 2-1).

Thirty-two players from the group are currently registered with a Development Academy club for the 2017-18 season, which kicks off its 11th season on Sept. 2.

Congratulations to the O8 Hawks Dean team who were finalists in the Wolves-Hawks tournament. This was the first tournament these girls played in together as a team and they did fantastic. They played with such focus and determination which showed on the field and finished with 3 great wins that took them to the finals. Way to go Hawks. So proud of you!

Congratulations to the 08 Hawks Dean team who were Finalists in the Powerade tournament. Our Hawks played hard with such determination, energy and passion winning 3 games.. 2 shutouts and a 4-1 win which then took them to the finals! So proud of these Girls. Way to go Hawks 08 Dean!

Congratulations to the 05 wolves Coach Yazbeck team who were Finalists in the Motor City Champions Cup Tournament in Washington Township over Labor Day weekend.

With only 1 sub on the bench these Wolves fought hard and played tough winning 3 games ... 2 shutouts and a 3-1 win. They played their hearts out with so much determination and passion which took them to the Finals. So proud of these boys. Way to go Wolves 05 Yazbeck.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sept. 8, 2017) - In conjunction with Recognize to Recover, presented by Thorne, and ThinkTaylor, Crew SC Academy (Columbus, Ohio) U-18/19 is set to host fellow Crew SC M.L.S. affiliate club Crew SC Academy Wolves (Wixom, Mich.), in the first Feature Game of the Boys' Development Academy season. The game is set to kick off at 3:30 p.m. at the EAS Training Center and will be broadcasted live on the U.S. Soccer Development Academy Facebook page.

Following the 2016-2017 season that saw first ever titles crowned to Atlanta United FC and Texans SC Houston, both Crew SC and Crew SC affiliate U-18/19 teams will look to rebound from early exits out of the Academy Playoffs and start their 2017-2018 campaigns on the right track in the Mid-America Division of the Central Conference.

ThinkTaylor

Before the game, both Starting XI's will meet at midfield where team captains from each side will take the #TTPledge, reciting an oath to be educated on concussion symptoms, to be honest in their self-evaluation and to be supportive of anyone with a concussion. ThinkTaylor was founded in 2011 by former Men's National Team player Taylor Twellman after he was forced to retire from professional soccer due to post-concussion syndrome (PCS). ThinkTaylor is dedicated to changing the culture of traumatic brain injuries and aims to dispel the notion of concussions as something to "shake off" or play through, and establish protocol of handling brain injuries with the utmost seriousness.

Anyone involved in youth soccer in the United States is encouraged to take part in the #TTPledge by visiting ussoccerda.com/ttpledge.

2016-2017 Rewind

Last year, at the formerly U-17/18 age group, the Crew vs. Crew series was split, as Wolves took the first matchup in October 3-1, while Crew Academy rebounded in May with a 1-0 win. In both games, the home team had the upper hand. At the formerly U-15/16 age group, Crew Academy earned a slight advantage in the series, defeating Wolves 1-0 in Michigan and following that up with a 1-1 draw in Columbus.

Last season, Crew Academy U-17/18 posted a 13-8-6 overall record, including a trip to June's U-17/18 Playoffs. At the club's U-15/16 age group, the team went 11-12-4 in their 27 games, and also advanced to the Academy Playoffs.

The Wolves from Wixom, Michigan managed to finish with a 17-8-3 record in their U-17/18 age group, while the U-15/16 team went 15-6-7. Both age groups advanced to the Academy Playoffs, where they posted undefeated 1-0-2 records.

Accustomed to the Spotlight

Both Crew SC clubs saw their fair share of the spotlight in 2016-2017.

In one of the first feature games of the 2016 Winter Showcase, the Wolves' U-15/16 squad saw a first-half penalty kick from U-16 U.S. Boys' National Team forward Giovanni Reyna lift New York City FC to a hard-fought 1-0 win. Later that day, Crew Academy's Kalen Nichols managed to get on the scoreboard of a 3-1 loss to Seattle Sounders U-15/16 team.

On the third and final day of the U-15/16 Academy Playoff games, the stage was set for the first featured game between FC Dallas and Wolves. Despite a win or go home situation for the Wolves, the contest ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

Players to Watch For

Three players from Wolves earned top goal scoring marks in 2016-2017. From the U-15/16 team, midfielder Jack Beck and forward Derick Broche move up to the older age group squad after notching nine and 11 goals each, respectively, for the U-15/16 squad last season. The duo will link up with forward Farai Mutatu, who returns to the older age group Wolves team after netting 17 times during last season's campaign.

From the Columbus side of the Crew SC affiliation, forward Abdoulsalan Faqi and midfielder Colin Biros each found the back of the net 8 times for the U-15/16 Crew Academy team last season and will look to do more of the same in 2017-2018 as they move up the ranks to this year's U-18/19 team.

CHICAGO (September 5, 2017) – The U.S. Under-15 Girls’ National Team and the U.S Under-14 Girls’ National Team will hold concurrent training camps from Sept. 10-17 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif.

U.S. U-15 GNT head coach Tracey Kevins has called up 24 players, all born in 2003, for what will be her first camp at the helm of this age group.

U.S. U-14 GNT head coach April Kater has called up 24 players, all born in 2004. This cycle for the U.S. U-14 GNT would generally begin in early 2018, but this camp gives next year’s U-14s a head start. For all but the few players who have been called into U-15 GNT training camps, this will be the first experience in a National Team training camp environment.

The teams will scrimmage against each other during the week.

This group of U-15 players is in the first year of a two-year cycle before transitioning to U-17s in 2019, when they will form the core of the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.